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If you were to take all of the major US cities and average them, what city comes closest to that average?
This question came to me, so I did some research to find out:
For major US Cities, I looked at cities:
-With a population over 100,000
-In a metro area of at least 1 million people
-Either the first, second, or third largest city in its metropolitan area
With these cities, I found that the average(mean) of all of these cities was:
-A population of around 640,000
-A metropolitan area population of around 3.3 million
-A population density of 5,578 people per square mile
The cities closest to that average were:
Detroit, MI
Denver, CO
Portland, OR
Las Vegas, NV
I know that no US city is the same/similar but:
What US City do you think best represents the cities in different US regions(Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West) as a whole?
1. Geographically?
2. Culturally?
3. City Size?
4. City Structure/Planning?
Chicago. Chicagoland has the widest variety of american "things" to see and experience. If a foreigner could only visit one city in the US, and wants the most "american" experience possible, I would suggest visiting Chicago.
I know it's nowhere near average, population or density-wise, but demographically Des Moines IA is pretty close to the US average (approx. 65% Caucasian, 15% Hispanic/Latino, 12% Black/African American, 5% Asian)
I think you mean New Haven but Hartford is not too far behind.
Oops.
Honestly, OKC, Milwaukee and Chicago are probably the most accurate. While New Haven, Tampa/St Pete and Hartford have closer similarity scores, their Latino (and Black) population is more Caribbean than you'd find in the rest of the country.
Still though, those places aren't as diverse as the US as a whole either. Tampa Bay does fit the question relatively well demographically, and does offer a decent variety of living.
Still though, those places aren't as diverse as the US as a whole either. Tampa Bay does fit the question relatively well demographically, and does offer a decent variety of living.
Aren’t most Hispanics in the Tampa Bay Area from the Caribbean?
Also, what do you mean by a decent variety of living?
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